It can get wet

2 May

It was inevitable, I suppose, that I would be coming up with a knitwear design at some point. I just didn’t expect it to come sooner than I expected!

The Yarn Club needed a design for the second instalment and I thought I had it nailed down months ago. However, when I sent out the pattern for testing, it came back with more erratas than I know what to do with. So I went back to square 3 – you know because square 1 is dyeing the yarn, square 2 is decicing on the club extras and square 3, as everyone knows, is the pattern for the kit. I decided that I would design something. And I must have been drunk from lack of sleep or pumped up with more caffeine than was legal.
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Hats and scarves and things

27 Mar

“Gotta take pay the saints ‘n sinners
In regulation hats ‘n scarves ‘n things
Walking in formation down the lane,
They carry their cross, make a church bell ring”
- Duran Duran, New Religion

No, this is not the post about my awesome Duran Duran concert experience. That’s coming. Soon. This is all about hats and scarves I knitted in 2011. Yes, I’m not done posting about my 2011 FOs. Click the link to see the hats and scarves and things.
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Back to normal knitting content

29 Feb

Before anything else, happy Leap Day to every one. What have you done to make the most of this extra day which only comes once every 4 years?

This is a very late recap of my knitting projects from 2011. I thought it best to take my time and not post about FOs at the same time as everyone else. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!

I want to show you first the socks that I knitted last year. Not as many as previous years, but still productive enough to keep some feet warm. Most of this were part of Knit Alongs and personal clubs. Otherws were spur of the moment or gifts to family and friends. Some, like the Cotty Socks, are so simple and practical and pretty that I knitted them again ang again. I have knitted Cotty Socks 5 times already and stll love it every time!

Okay, onto the socks.

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Hopelessly devoted

26 Feb

The first kit of Dubai Knits Yarn Club was sent out to members at the end of January. Thank goodness there were no delays in delivery and members in the UAE, Qatar, Canada, USA and Australia now have their kits.
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There and back again

30 Jan

What a nasty way to start the new year! I’m so very late again. I have so much to tell you about our Christmas holiday in the Philippines. It has been 19 years for me since my last Filipino Christmas so I was excited and had high hopes about it.

But before that, let me show you the person I miss the most from the Philippines: my grandson Nash!

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Homeward bound

15 Dec

Leaving for Manila soon.

Might be out of interweb coverage for a while.

Be good and play nice while I’m gone.

Have a happy Christmas and awesome New Year everyone!

Tags: Christmas, family, holiday, home, kids, travel

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Some things never change

7 Dec

This is the coffe mug that started it all. Well, sort of. It was at the end of one of those relaxing, fun Friday afternoons at the Marina Mall when the Caribou Coffee lady came to us saying their large coffee mugs are on sale: only Dh15 (around US$4) only! Instead of packing up to leave, we scrambled to get cheap but handy coffee mugs. The plan was to use them as yarn bowls. Hala bought 10 I think and the idea is you get your mug labeled with your name so that you use the same mug every time you visit the cofee shop. Instead of names, she got them to label the mugs like this:

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This one time, in Dubai…

5 Dec

First things first. Eibee, someone’s missing you!

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It’s been a while

27 Nov

Trust me to neglect my blog during NaBloPoMo! Work and home have been very hectic and I have resorted to micro-blogging via Facebook and Instagram/Tweeter. It covers the gap but does not necessarily fill the void. I promise to try and get better at this before I forget how to compose a post and add photos, etc.

First things first, babies! Over the last couple of months, two of our beloved Amiras (Louise and Marion) have given birth to beautiful little people. Naturally, we were there to give a baby shower.

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FOs: Courtenay

8 Nov

Hats are some of the easiest and most fun things to knit. They’re mostly knitted in the round, with only two ends to seam (the tail from the cast on and the end when you draw the crown closed). The brim is usually ribbed for stretch and fit and the body of the hat is where all the action happens.

My latest hat project is a test knit for a dear frined, Preeti. Just like her, this hat is simple, fun and highly practical. It starts with a twisted ribbing at the brim.

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